The Concepts of Commons Environmental

What do we mean when we refer to "commons" in environmental science?

• shared values

• shared resources

• shared personalities

• shared classes

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Sustainability is

• the process of maintaining resources so they are not depleted or permanently damaged

• the ability to use resources faster than they are renewed

• they ability to save resources for years and years

• the process of using resources for one's own benefit without regard for others

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As populations grow, the tragedy of the commons will become more of a problem?

• True

• False

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What is Environmental Science?

• Natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes

• The study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments

• A field of study involving the physical, biological, and social sciences

• Practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals

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What are three of the main environmental problems today?

• water loss, deforestation, mineral depletion

• pollution, loss of biodiversity, resource depletion

• over population, fires, land loss

• hurricanes, flooding, fires

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Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

• crude oil
• coal
• wave energy
• copper

Which one is a completely renewable resource?

• Oil

• Sunlight

• Coal

• Fresh water

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

All of the surroundings that affect living things.

• environment

• observation

• inference

• natural resources

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True or False? Humans affect the environment but the environment does NOT affect us.

• True

• False

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